diff --git a/mod/dfrn_poll.php b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
index 1061cdb899..85e7fc0afd 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_poll.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_init(&$a) {
 	}
 
 	if(($dfrn_id === '') && (! x($_POST,'dfrn_id')) && ($a->argc > 1)) {
+		logger('dfrn_poll: public feed request from ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] );
 		header("Content-type: application/atom+xml");
 		$o = get_feed_for($a, '*', $a->argv[1],$last_update);
 		echo $o;
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 11e79a7ab2..cc1886c17b 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 	$location          = notags(trim($_POST['location']));
 	$coord             = notags(trim($_POST['coord']));
 	$verb              = notags(trim($_POST['verb']));
+	$emailcc           = notags(trim($_POST['emailcc']));
 
 	if(! strlen($body)) {
 		notice( t('Empty post discarded.') . EOL );